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List of the Day: Song Titles, Before Editing for Efficiency and Clarity

9/26/06, 11:55 am EST

“My Wings Feel a Stirring of Air Beneath Them. Is That Air You? Methinks Yes”

“I Have Looked for Quite Some Time, but, Alas, the Object of My Search Has Eluded Me”

“Caroline, You Are Delectable”

“Baby, You Hit Me Once, and When You Did, All I Could Think Was That I Would Relish Your Doing It Once More”

“It Is Morning and You Are Glorious, but I Am Still Unclear About What the Story Is”

“I Have a Primate Made of Copper and Zinc”

“Up There, Where the Clouds Are, Is Lucy, with Her Precious Carbon-Based Gemstones That Required Extreme Pressure and Temperatures of More Than 2,192 Degrees Fahrenheit to Become What They Are”

“It Is Impossible for You, or Anyone Else for That Matter, to Purchase Love for or from Me”

“Hey. What’s Up? It’s London”

    By Jack Schneider, Moses Rifkin, and Paul Sacchetti, from “Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney’s Book of Lists,” to be published by Vintage Books next month. We’ll be publishing a list from the Book of Lists every day this week.


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Brian | 9/26/2006, 12:44 pm EST

This is the greatest list ever. I am laughing out loud at work, and I am near tears. Yes, I know I’m supposed to be working, but come on! Look at this LIST!

Anonymous | 9/26/2006, 2:30 pm EST

*chuckles*

Shaun | 9/26/2006, 3:22 pm EST

“Love Can Occasionally Be Terrifically Unpleasant. In Fact, From Time to Time, It Can Hurt”

Brittany | 9/26/2006, 4:47 pm EST

LOL I like the “Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds” one.

VancouverBorn | 9/26/2006, 6:17 pm EST

Anxiety and depression resulting from social pressure among teens may lead such individuals to use drugs as a means of fitting in.
Ryan Adams – To Be Young

anonymous | 9/26/2006, 8:07 pm EST

ROFL!!! I agree with Brian this is the BEST list ever. omg wow.

Snord | 9/26/2006, 8:08 pm EST

Of the Myriad Slender Shadys Only One Is The Original. – Eminem

This Corporation Has Devoted Itself to the Production Of Positive Emotions – Gorillaz

761 mph (in air) – Coldplay

Static Discharge Builds Up Within Cumulonimbus Clouds And Creates An Ion Circuit With The Ground, Accompanied By A Sonic Boom – Live

To Those Who Are Not the Rightful Possessors of Funk, Please Relinquish It – Parliament

Speak Under Oath Before A Court Reporter, Judge, or Senatorial Committee – Rage Against The Machine

Violator of the Penal Code Has An Unusually Low Friction Co-Efficient – Michael Jackson

Snord | 9/26/2006, 9:01 pm EST

On One Occasion I Was Happened Upon During The Commission Of Shoplifting, But Only That One Instance – Jane’s Addiction

Extremely Fuzzy And Pleasing To The Touch – Stone Temple Pilots

It Is Unwise To Handle This, Nor Do You Have Permission – M.C. Hammer

Your Amorous Intentions Are Highly Questionnable, Based On Your Previous Behavior – Soft Cell

It Would Behoove You Not To Pivot 180 Degrees – Ace of Base

I Am Such An Optimistic Person I Have Earned A Nickname To That Effect – The Killers

Why If It Isn’t A Harbinger Of Sleep! Please, Make Yourself At Home. – Metallica

the speaker named john | 9/26/2006, 10:59 pm EST

A neutral earth-toned confection which I have chosen as a pet name for my lover- Rolling Stones

A financially over-ambitious female lover whom bears a metaphorical likeness to certain miners in 1840’s California- Kanye West

I have returned to make a second appearance dressed in apparrel which reflects no wavelength of light- ACDC

the speaker named john | 9/26/2006, 11:07 pm EST

Would you prefer me to keep my place in your domain or shall i gather my belongings and exit this household?-The Clash

This fastening implement is quite difficult to utilize in the process of closing my shirt compared to the other fasteners, which close with relative ease- The White Stripes

A singular amount of a human emotion which pleases us and influences the human species to connect on a romantic level- Bob Marley

amanda | 9/27/2006, 12:45 am EST

LOL. These are great. And the ones people made up are awesome too!

Sean | 9/27/2006, 1:35 am EST

I refuse to walk away from the problem that I face- Tom Petty

A flower, a spice mentioned by Simon and Garfunkel and and the son of the suicide king card- Bob Dylan

My place of birth is on a swampy area usually found in Louisiana- Creedence Clearwater Revival

A human like mechanical unit that is constantly worried that someone is watching it or is planning to do something harmful to it- Radiohead

Watercolor | 9/27/2006, 9:02 am EST

The Lead Projectile has Four thin colorful membranes which allow it to fly, similar to those of incubated larvae. – Smashing Pumpkins

Dandy | 9/27/2006, 9:08 am EST

Allthough there will be alot of tomorrow and the next day’s- There sure are a pile of the ones that came before either – Pearl Jam

Jon | 9/27/2006, 10:09 am EST

Flying Insenct of Whom’s Color Is the Same as That on Which it Feeds.

Pearl Jam

Andre | 9/27/2006, 10:28 am EST

Psychologically unsound actress of the 40’s and 50s will repay the city of the spaceneedle. – Nirvana

Marcus | 9/27/2006, 12:21 pm EST

My olfactory glands perceive the energy of adolescent youth – Nirvana

I feel somewhere between indigo and green today and it is the first day of the work week- hmmm…what to call this song… – New Order

justin | 9/27/2006, 12:41 pm EST

Polished Perky Plebians – REM

wereallgonnadie | 9/27/2006, 9:57 pm EST

The appellatives on this inventory are of such exceptional obfuscative qualities as to be worthy of inclusion in a statement prepared by a media liason officer attached to and reporting for every member of any law enforcement organization.

lettie | 9/29/2006, 10:01 pm EST

Not Song 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, or 14 – Blur

Eighth Letter Endpoint -Tool

fyour | 10/1/2006, 9:14 pm EST

men who help tend to the cows who come from hell-pantera

Julia | 4/25/2009, 10:15 pm EST

I look bad in shorts
most of us do
don’t let that bother you

MOTHER LOVE BONE

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